Last Friday I needed a portable project to knit on the train to the city, but the cable sock pattern I’d chosen to try first, William Street, required a needle size I didn’t have. I knew I could get a set in the city, but that left me with half an hour of train time with no knitting.

So I grabbed some yarn I’d been wanting to knit for ages – my sole skein of Socks That Rock – and cast on for some plain ol’ toe-up stocking stitch socks. Now, I’d always assumed the colourway for these would be something chocolatey, given the rich browns. But when I had a look, I was amused to find it’s called ‘Terra Firma’.

In other words, ‘Dirt’.

So these are going to be my Quick and Dirty socks. Though I did pick up some needles for the William Street Socks, I haven’t started them yet. Life’s been hectic of late, and all I’ve managed is a few more cm of garter stitch on my vest. And it’s not going to get any quieter. I’m off to Canberra this week. There may knitting on the road. There may be a visit to the Australian Country Spinners mill shop. There may be some yarn shopping at my host’s local LYSs. There may be an opportunity to jump on someone’s computer and post some stash enhancement photos.

Or you may have to wait until next week. In the meantime… knit responsibly.